DMI says the partnership will allow it to further expand its international certification reach which has recorded 135 per cent revenue growth in the last year.

“Our domestic and international growth has surpassed all expectations,” said Anthony Quigley, DMI co-founder and director.

“To best service the Irish market we are replicating what we do in the other 70 countries in which we operate, by appointing a licence partner to deliver local classroom training and focusing our resources on the quality of our product and certification.”

IBAT will deliver classroom-based digital marketing courses from the DMI from September.